Homesick For Another World
$21.25
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2018
Summary
An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
There’s something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh’s stories, something almost dangerous while also being delightful - and often even weirdly hilarious. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet; all yearning for connection and betterment, in very different ways, but each of them seems destined to be tripped up by their own baser impulses.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784701505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784701505 |
| Author: | Ottessa Moshfegh |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 217g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
Razor-sharp short stories.
Razor-sharp short stories. * Zadie Smith *
Moshfegh is consistently as sparky and gripping as she is inventive… She could become one of the most outstanding US writers of her generation. – Peter Carty * i *
The characters in this collection are an unlovely bunch but make for an irresistible read… She writes terrific, attention-grabbing openings, and impactful last lines that don’t strain for a lapidary effect. Her damaged-girl deadpan snark is second to none, but she inhabits other character types with ease. – Christopher Taylor * Financial Times *
She can really write and has a pitch-black sense of humour. – Phil Baker * Sunday Times *
Moshfegh’s writing is cinematic – vivid, immediate. – Gwendoline Riley * Times Literary Supplement *
Moshfegh’s powerful, pristine prose shines a light on the dark side of these characters […] Her endings are never happy, but they often contain hope – which can be more convincing. – Christena Appleyard * Daily Mail *
Moshfegh delights in exploring the seamy underside of life… Once encountered these characters are not easily forgotten. * Bookseller *
An impressive study of human vulnerability and self-deception, through which the reader is guided by a cynical and darkly funny literary voice. – Nathan Smith * 1843 Magazine *
Homesick for Another World showcases her mastery. * Time Magazine (Europe) *
A perfect showcase to Moshfegh’s brilliant and sui generis mind… brilliant as was Eileen, Moshfegh is near virtuosic in short story form, and newcomers to her work would do well to begin with this collection. – Michael Barron * Culture Trip *
About The Author
Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh is a fiction writer from New England and the author of six books. Eileen was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Death in Her Hands and Lapvona were all New York Times bestsellers. She is also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World. She lives in Southern California.
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